That dude is not to be listened to when it comes to jay zI dont think you understood what i was trying to say
Talking about people only came for X lol or people leaving after X performed lol
That dude is not to be listened to when it comes to jay zI dont think you understood what i was trying to say
I didn’t say people left after X performed. And he was responding to yo goofy ass. U the only one on earth that would say some dumb shyt like X wasn’t that nikka back then and it was only Jay. That’s just goofy. In the LEAST they were on equal footing. But if anyone was bigger. It was X. Not even saying Jay wasn’t huge. Cause he was right there. Like I said before. If u went to the tour. U would know. The person most people was excited to see was X. Not that they wasn’t excited to see Jay. But X was the better performer as well.That dude is not to be listened to when it comes to jay z
Talking about people only came for X lol or people leaving after X performed lol
I have no dog n this fight, but your perspective is kinda skewed.
I was around.
Was in the streets.
Was at the shows and at the clubs.
Was djin and n the top dj pool n the Bay. Since 91
He had to pull up receipts because you disagree with the facts.
Been rocking with Jay, Cash money never serviced records until going major.
My point of reference is that Jay had been established 3 years prior to Juvies national release.
Even tho Juvie been active since the early 90s, but remained local.
Didn't hear Juvie or cash money in the streets until ha went active...years later..
Taking a major or baby waiting on a deal he like before signing, which points they could have went commercial early on, but he didn't.
So when Juvie finally did hit, from him being active all hose years and having a 30 million dollar machine behind him, helped his popularity.
I never said X wasn’t hot (pause)I didn’t say people left after X performed. And he was responding to yo goofy ass. U the only one on earth that would say some dumb shyt like X wasn’t that nikka back then and it was only Jay. That’s just goofy. In the LEAST they were on equal footing. But if anyone was bigger. It was X. Not even saying Jay wasn’t huge. Cause he was right there. Like I said before. If u went to the tour. U would know. The person most people was excited to see was X. Not that they wasn’t excited to see Jay. But X was the better performer as well.
Wasnt it because it was his (or Rocafella) idea to tour? It was basically Jay trying to do a indie tour. But they (Roc/RuffRyders etc) or Def Jam
came up with the idea.
From what ive read they changed it. Because, like @spliz said, most people came for X and he rocked it and alot of people
left after his set so they either made them co-head line the tour or switch where X would close it 1 day and Jigga the next.
Mannie Fresh was on Talib Kweli's podcast and was saying how Baby literally didn't listen to any music outside the camp and didn't want them to either. He said when Baby got the call that Hov wanted to get on the remix, Baby was on some shyt, because he didn't care about Jay-Z. Mannie Fresh had to break down to him why it was a big deal. So yeah, I think Just is embellishing.
I highly doubt the Hot Boyz was on some fan shyt aside from Wayne. N.O nikkas ain't built like that
I’ve mostly stayed out of this thread but this shot about the hard knock life tour is true. And Jay I’d my favorite rapper ever. X was enigmatic at the time and had the mystique as well as the insane stage presence. X had the crowd hyped during that tour just by improvising prayers on stage.This is facts. The Hard Knock Life Tour was JAY-Z'S tour. The same way New Edition had their N.E. Heartbreak Tour featuring Bobby Brown despite Bobby's solo album was selling MORE than New Edition. It was still New Edition's TOUR. So regardless, The Hard Knock Life Tour was a JAY-Z tour. OF COURSE he would be the headline. But you had to have line up to be included to that tour and Def Jam assigned DMX and Red & Meth. And MORE people wanted to them DMX and Red & Meth than they did Jay-Z. And I PERSONALLY don't think it's because they were more popular, but the simple fact that THEY WERE SUPERIOR PERFORMERS, especially in those days. Jay-Z was once a HORRIBLE LIVE PERFORMER and people did LEAVE because his set was boring. He used to not work the stage at all and just STOOD THERE. No energy or nothing whereas DMX and Red & Meth knew how to rock a live crowd, and they were first and always KILLED IT... and Jay-Z couldn't follow that at all.
Keep in mind Jay-Z vastly improved since then. But his sets were weak and word came out about his sets and people came more to see DMX.
U don’t know wtf u talkin bout. Most nikkas fav rapper was X around that time u buggin tf out so all this clearly better rapper shyt is a dub. Plus Jay wasn’t selling more than X u buggin tf out. X sold 5 million records by the time Jay sold 4 milli. Went on to sell 4 milli more from them same albums. Then. In 1999 Vol 3 vs And Then There Was X. DMX DOUBLED Jay’s sales.I never said X wasn’t hot (pause)
I don’t even know how this was a argument Jay was clearly the better rapper then and was selling more at the time. I remember during X run a lot of cats just thought he was gimmicks
Nor It’s Dark or Flesh outsold HKL. And then was the first and last time outselling Jay when their albums were released in the same windowU don’t know wtf u talkin bout. Most nikkas fav rapper was X around that time u buggin tf out so all this clearly better rapper shyt is a dub. Plus Jay wasn’t selling more than X u buggin tf out. X sold 5 million records by the time Jay sold 4 milli. Went on to sell 4 milli more from them same albums. Then. In 1999 Vol 3 vs And Then There Was X. DMX DOUBLED Jay’s sales.
This what I been tryna tell nikkas. I was there at the fukkin show and this goofy nikka @Cladyclad tryna say some other shyt. I don’t remember nikkas leaving cause nikkas fukked wit Jay in NYC but I know for a FACT more people was there to see X.This is facts. The Hard Knock Life Tour was JAY-Z'S tour. The same way New Edition had their N.E. Heartbreak Tour featuring Bobby Brown despite Bobby's solo album was selling MORE than New Edition. It was still New Edition's TOUR. So regardless, The Hard Knock Life Tour was a JAY-Z tour. OF COURSE he would be the headline. But you had to have line up to be included to that tour and Def Jam assigned DMX and Red & Meth. And MORE people wanted to them DMX and Red & Meth than they did Jay-Z. And I PERSONALLY don't think it's because they were more popular, but the simple fact that THEY WERE SUPERIOR PERFORMERS, especially in those days. Jay-Z was once a HORRIBLE LIVE PERFORMER and people did LEAVE because his set was boring. He used to not work the stage at all and just STOOD THERE. No energy or nothing whereas DMX and Red & Meth knew how to rock a live crowd, and they were first and always KILLED IT... and Jay-Z couldn't follow that at all.
Keep in mind Jay-Z vastly improved since then. But his sets were weak and word came out about his sets and people came more to see DMX.
nikka IDAHIH and FOMF came out the same year. If u put the album sales together he sold MORE than Jay sold with HNL. That’s facts. We talkin bout that era so what the fukk do AFTER that era have anything to do with anything? In that era. DMX had more records sold than Jay overall. And that’s facts. Jay went on to sell more than X cause X fizzled out cause of the drugs n him focusing more on movies. But then Jay had other contenders in Nelly and Eminem.Nor It’s Dark or Flesh outsold HKL. And then was the first and last time outselling Jay when their albums were released in the same window
Yo hatred for jay z is unreal lolThis what I been tryna tell nikkas. I was there at the fukkin show and this goofy nikka @Cladyclad tryna say some other shyt. I don’t remember nikkas leaving cause nikkas fukked wit Jay in NYC but I know for a FACT more people was there to see X.
I don’t hate Jay I been defending Jay all thru this thread u goofy ass nikka. I’m just telling the truth and there’s multiple other people that was there at the time in this thread saying the same shyt as me. U just don’t know what the fukk u talking about.Yo hatred for jay z is unreal lol
nikka was doing exit polls 23 years ago lol